the rest of the country, 78 in dallas. give me a flight. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. so there is some beautiful weather out there to be had today. temperatures a little cool by florida standards. 69 and sunny is not bad. columbus, ohio, 51 and sunny. kansas looks beautiful at 63. so the big story with the storm leaving the northeast, the warmup begins. the weekend looks very nice. >> you're going to dallas. i'm going to miami 71 and sunny. all right. congressman jesse jackson jr. won re-election but could lose with the feds. >>> and election loser alan west won't go quietly. >>> plus today former congresswoman gabby giffords goes face to face with the man who tried to assassinate her. details are next. you're watching "early today." >>> plenty of other stories making news this morning. the chicago sunday times reports jesse jackson jr. is talking with federal prosecutors about a possible plea deal. jackson easily won re-election tuesday while being treated at the mayo clinic for by polar disorder and depression. th